Recovery
from Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

When Is Aortic
Valve Replacement Required? If the patient is only suffering from mild
aortic stenosis or aortic related problems a surgery is not required.
But if a patient has severe aortic valve diseases, an aortic valve replacement
surgery is mostly needed. Few patients do not show

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any symptoms related to aortic valve diseases but still they will be suffering
from such diseases. Thus the patients with aortic valve disease are seriously
examined by the doctor. There can be serious complications with the patients
heart if the surgery is not performed well.

One of the
major complications is the enlargement of heart muscles and this leads
to even failure of heart. The main reason for having an Aortic Valve Replacement
Surgery is when the valve leaflets are affected severely by aortic valve
calcification. Valve leaflets are organs which help to control the blood
flow inside the heart.

Time for
Recovery from Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

Mostly it takes about 7 to 8 weeks for the healing of breastbone. The
patient will return back to the normal life in about 2 to 3 months. However
the recovery time after the surgery varies from patient to patient based
on the following factors:
 Age of the patient
 Health and fitness of the patient
 Severity of problem before Surgery

Problems
Faced During Recovery from Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

During Recovery from Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery, the patient might
face following problems:

 It will take some time for the patient to return to his appetite.
Lose in sense of taste is found but it is temporary.

 The operated area may found to be swollen but it may
gradually reduce with time. If the symptoms persist, a checkup is very
essential.

 Insomnia is usually found in a patient which is a problem of falling
asleep or problem in getting continuous sleep throughout the night time
but it can also be improved.

 Another problem found is constipation which is the difficulty in
emptying bowels. This can be cleared by drinking water in plenty and eating
lots of fruits as well as vegetables.

 A normal condition of anxiety or depression is seen in few patients
and it can be avoided by spending good time with family and friends.

Life after
Recovery from Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

In most of the cases the patient might feel very anxious about going home
after the surgery with the thought about how to manage and take care of
oneself without full time care of a nurse. But it is very important to
get adapted very slowly. The patient has to be cautious about his health
and only then he can recover earlier. Periodical checkups are very essential
to track the patients health after surgery.